It was also advertised as a treatment for migraines and bipolar disorders, but the research on the effect of the medication on these conditions is far from conclusive.  There are concerns about its limited use for epilepsy as well. (see also topiramate  side effects)

In the areas of Neurontin’s doubtful usefulness, the studies have not been sufficient to justify its labeling as a treatment for bipolar disorders or migraines, or for generalized epilepsy.  In the latter condition, it is effective for partial and mixed seizures; however, the Neurontin side effects are also a source of concern to researchers and medical professionals.

Most Common Neurontin Side Effects

Neurontin side effects include dizziness, disorientation, drowsiness and peripheral edema (swelling of the limbs).  More problematic is its effect on epileptic children ages 3-12, who suffered hostility events, mood swings, hyperactivity and trouble in concentrating.

Most telling of all, Neurontin side effects includes the possibility of increasing suicidal tendencies, (read about Keppra Side Effects) as it was found to do so in a limited number of patients studied.

The numbers in the studies, despite limitations, run above 1.7, which is statistically significant, so much so that that the FDA mandated Pfizer, the drug’s parent company,  in 2009, to add an insert into their warnings, telling of the increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts observable in patients taking the medication.

In addition, Neurontin/Gabapentin has shown little efficacy in the alleviation of mental health symptoms (seeming, as the studies indicate, to exacerbate them).  No lasting benefit has come from its use on symptoms of bipolar disorder (it is far less effective than lithium, for example), and only limited effectiveness in treating social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

More problematic still is the FDA warning that Neurontin/Gabapentin should not be discontinued without a physician’s care and direction, as it produces a withdrawal syndrome with severe side effects, including insomnia, anxiety, chest pain, flu-like symptoms, headaches and palpitations.

Finally, there are legal actions currently pending against Pfizer for fraudulent marketing of Neurontin without sufficient research completion, in which they advised the “off-label” use of the drug for purposes other than those for which it was intended, specifically the mental health issues previously mentioned. (read about class action drug lawsuits)
If you are a patient taking Neurontin/Gabapentin and wish more information or wish to begin a withdrawal program, contact your health professional at once.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabapentin

http://google2.fda.gov/search?q=cache:n2pRegS-S8IJ:www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/UCM229208.pdf+neur

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Pregabalin

Pregabalin is an anticonvulsive drug, according to Wikipedia, which is used for neuropathic pain (including disorders affecting the somato-sensory system, including dysesthesia—an abnormal reaction to touch).

As an anticonvulsive, it is also efficacious in the relief of partial seizures in epileptic adults, as well as generalized anxiety disorder.   Marketed by Pfizer, its product name is Lyrica; recent studies have shown it to be effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia and the effects of spinal cord injury.

However, it has an unfortunate history, in that its parent company, Pfizer, paid 2.3 billion dollars in a court case settlement in 2009, pleading guilty to the indictment that the drug was “misbranded,” since it was originally touted as a near-miraculous cure for seizure-ridden patients.

The FDA, in April of that same year, came out with a detailed “watchdog” report on Lyrica, including its contraindication for usage in pregnancy, and the alarming warning that it caused, in some test patients, “suicidal behaviors and ideation.”   The combination of suicidal tendencies aroused in pregnancy proved too potent for mere warnings, and the drug became suspect.   The drug was marked as a “last resort” for pregnant patients (www.drugsdb.eu).

Facts You Should Know about Pregabalin

To this end, the FDA encouraged expectant mothers who were to be prescribed Pregabalin/Lyrica to register with the “NAADPR: North American Antiepileptic  Drug Pregnancy Registry” as precaution, thus making their names available worldwide to any medical professional who might have concerns about a pregnant patient and her medication reactions.

In addition, as is the case with many anticonvulsives, the effects of the drug remain in the bloodstream long past ingestion, and nursing mothers are warned not to allow the baby to nurse within 12 hours after taking Lyrica (for fear there are trace chemicals in the mother’s milk that might make their way into the infant’s bloodstream).

In addition to the FDA’s findings about Pregabalin’s side effects, Wikipedia’s articles about the drug list several less severe side effects observed in various patient studies.

Less than ten percent of patients (a nevertheless significant number in terms of totality of patient use) experienced blurred or double vision, confusion, changes in libido, lack of muscle coordination, memory impairment and parasthesia (numb tingling sensations), to name but a few symptoms.  Fewer still experienced, among other symptoms, hallucinations, tachycardia (rapid heart), incontinence, sweating and cramps.

Despite the upsetting list of side effects, Pregablin/Lyrica continues to be widely marketed, and the FDA keeps it on the “watchdog” list for now.

Consult your health professional for more information on Pregablin/Lyrica, its uses and its side effects.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/Safety-RelatedDrugLabelingChanges/ucm154524.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregabalin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathic_pain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysesthesia

http://www.pfizer.com/products/rx/rx_product_lyrica.jsp

^ ”Pregabalin, Prescription Marketed Drugs, www.drugsdb.eu”.

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Keppra Side Effects

Keppra, according to its Wikipedia sources, is an anticonvulsive drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy.   Its root medical compound is Levetiracetam, and it is manufactured by USB Pharmaceuticals, available since November 2008.

In addition to its uses in the treatment of epileptic convulsions, it is also, like many anticonvulsants, used to treat damage that causes pain to the peripheral nervous system (a condition known as peripheral neuropathy).

These are symptomatically induced by traumas to the nerves or by the side effects of systemic illnesses;  one of these systemic diseases is epilepsy.   Motor, sensory or autonomic nerve systems may suffer loss in sensitivity, experience itching or burning, and cause muscle spasms, cramps, and motor-system weakness.

The anticonvulsive drugs are usually efficacious in the treatment of these symptoms; however, the FDA warns of severe Keppra side effects.

Suicidal Thoughts – Alarming Keppra Side Effects

The most alarming of the Keppra side effects is the drug’s tendency to cause suicidal thoughts, leading to suicide attempts, new depressions, anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, insomnia, violent actions—the list is quite extensive. (see also effexor side effects)  Although it is rare to encounter these symptoms in a Keppra user (most of them, if experienced at all, are at what the FDA calls a “tolerable” level), perhaps one patient in every 500 may undergo symptoms of any degree of severity.

Common Keppra Side Effects

More generalized Keppra side effects, far less severe, include irritability, drowsiness, forgetfulness and abdominal disorders such as vomiting and diarrhea/constipation.   These also enjoy a rating of “tolerable” from the FDA, in that most of the symptoms are not severe and disappear quickly.

However, one other difficulty that manifests itself as a side issue is the problem of cessation, since the impulse to rid oneself of the depression may lead to an immediate end to the drug use.  The FDA cautions that this is absolutely not advised, as an anticonvulsive, like many other anti-depressants and mood enhancers, can cause seizures if the cessation is immediate (in other words, depriving the patient of an anticonvulsive may indeed send the patient into convulsions).

An immediate consultation with a health professional and a gradual “weaning” program are both essential to maintaining patient equilibrium in this situation.  As in the cessation of Zoloft (read  about zoloft during pregnancy), Paxil (read about paxil birth defects)or any other anti-depressant, Keppra cessation may take several weeks to complete its course.

If you wish more information about Keppra and its side effects, or if you are currently taking Keppra or a similar medication and want to ask about your options for cessation, consult your health professional as soon as possible.

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/UCM152832.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levetiracetam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy

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It is also useful for infantile spasm (aka West syndrome, an epileptic disorder in infants) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (epilepsy at the onset of childhood).  Like most anticonvulsants, it is used as an adjunctive therapy to a seizure-control program; it has also had limited success in treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (only seven patients were tested) and obesity (three patients with positive results).

The FDA has listed a number of side effects for the medication, the most serious of which include:

• kidney stone development and mood swings
• as well as memory loss,
• dizziness
•  loss of appetite
•  irritability and drowsiness.

It also noted the increase in suicidal thoughts and ideations, unusual mood swings (brought about by any anticonvulsive in some patients), and the possibility of heart damage in extreme cases.  In addition, stopping Zonegran was contraindicated, as the FDA noted it can “cause serious problems . . . a patient who has epilepsy can [experience] seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).”

Zonegran Birth Defects

In the area of Zonegran birth defects, however, the FDA is a good deal more reticent in its opinions, as there is little research (human-centered, in any event) covering the possibility of side effects in human natal incidents.  The FDA confines itself to the advice “Tell your [medical provider] if you plan to become pregnant . . . Zonegran may harm your unborn baby. ”

A fuller picture of the possibility of birth defects may be found in recent animal studies that gave the drug an FDA-centered pregnancy Category C rating (indicating possible harm based upon birth defects found in test animals). (see also paxil birth defects) In several separate experimental venues, pregnant mice, rats and dogs had increased incidents of birth defects, most particularly heart defects, in their newborn baby animals.  When Zonegran was administered to pregnant monkeys, there was an increase in miscarriages (epilepsy.emedtv).

It is plain that more research must be done, although specific research for birth defects in humans is hard to come by (it is natural that a pregnant woman might be hesitant to risk her unborn child in such a study).  For the moment, Zonegran birth defects as a harmful category finds itself confined to the animal kingdom.

For more information on Zonegran, contact your medical professional; also be sure to consult this individual if you are about to embark on a Zonegran program, especially if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

http://epilepsy.emedtv.com/zonegran/zonegran-and-pregnancy.html

http://google2.fda.gov/search?q=cache:WH3HZ-7KmkAJ:www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonisamide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantile_spasm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox-Gastaut_syndrome

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The advertising of its parent companies (there are multiple manufacturers of Imitrex, which also is called Imigran and Imigran recovery) indicates that it works with especial efficacy on migraine headaches in women.   It is, however, not without some very dangerous side effects, particularly to pregnant women and newborn babies.

Imitrex side effects and their severity arise from the fact that they are members of the Triptan family, a group of tryptamine-based drugs, which are basically abortive in nature (the word does not refer to abortions; it means to interrupt pain, such as headache cessation).

As such, they are structurally similar to serotonin, and relieve pain by reducing vascular inflammations.   This action, while adept at obviating headaches, can also seriously damage vascular walls, particularly those of the heart.

Imitrex Side Effects Can Lead to Heart Attack?

Not surprisingly, therefore, Imitrex side effects have led to some serious, and occasionally fatal, cardiac incidents in patients who take the drug.

These events have included myocardial ischemia and infarction (heart attacks, in other words), as well as ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation (arrhythmic heart spasms).   Symptoms that have also been reported less frequently are paresthesia (numbing and tingling sensations), chest pain, vertigo and malaise. (see related articles on maxalt side effects here)

The FDA has noted a further concern in a study they conducted for pregnant women and newborns in August 2010.  The mothers-to-be were cautioned that the use of Imitrex might be detrimental to their unborn baby’s health, as are any number of medications that increase serotonin in the bloodstream.

The results were even more problematic for women nursing children.  The latter, according to FDA findings, is especially alarming in that the nursing infant can pick up traces of sumatriptan in the mother’s milk, if the baby is nursed less than 12 hours after Imitrex is ingested by the mother.

Health care professionals have given strict warnings as to the timing of the drug’s ingestion with feeding time for the child; some doctors advise foregoing the medication altogether.

If you have need more information about these studies, you can access the FDA results online at the first website listed below; if you desire further information about Imitrex or any other sumatriptan based medication, you may ask your medical professional.

If you are pregnant or nursing and have taken Imitrex, and you fear that you or your baby have suffered adverse effects, contact your health professional immediately, and, if you so desire, find a drug lawyer at the website for the American Bar Association, http://www.abalawinfo.org/

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm225841.htm

http://www.drugs.com/imitrex.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatriptan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortive_medication

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topamax side effects

The recall of Topamax, the drug, originally manufactured by Ortho-McNeil, that reduces seizures in epileptic children and migraine symptoms in adults (as recounted on the FDA website), prompted a study by several groups, including the FDA, regarding the damaging Topamax side effects.

What they discovered was quite alarming, and bore home the axiom that the cure is often more damaging than the disease.

As reported in Wikipedia, a comprehensive list (which is beyond the scope of this article to include; the reader is referred to the aforementioned sources) was compiled by GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceuticals, the parent company of the firm that created the drug in the first place.

The study pulls no punches, despite its interest in doing so, since GlaxoSmithKline might be held to some degree liable for damaging or harmful substances created under its own aegis.

Known Topamax Side Effects

The study found , in a clinical study of several hundred patients, that the most alarming of the Topamax side effects included paresthesia (numbness and a tingling sensation in the extremities, especially damaging to epileptic children), upper respiratory tract infections, stomach disorders (which included nausea and diarrhea).

The first side effect is the most problematic, since the drug is supposedly designed to reduce the sensations of seizures and migraines, which include numbness and tingling.  Instead, it apparently increases the risk of incidence.  The effect is as if one had joint pain, and one was prescribed a medication that induced joint pain.

Other unpleasant and deleterious Topamax side effects included (although not as prevalent as the first group) a tendency toward extreme appetite loss, such as might induce a condition of anorexia; memory problems and fatigue, and a slowing of the psychomotor function (which in itself might not be especially worrying to a child with epilepsy, but for adults with other symptoms could prove extremely harmful).   Confusion and somnolence rounded out the list of unfortunate symptoms this medication caused.

The study was a Phase IV, which means it was done “after the fact,” the drug having already been marketed, successfully sold and distributed to possibly thousands of patients and sufferers.   The lack of testing of the drug beforehand could only be called negligent, perhaps, according to the FDA, criminally so.

The FDA has further warned that users of Topamax (aka Topiramate) may find instances where the drug induces myopia and glaucoma.  With pregnant women (given to migraines, the very condition that the drug is supposed to relieve), large doses of the drug may induce difficult births and the possibility of congenital birth defects.   As might be expected, the drug has also caused (admittedly slight) spikes in patient suicide, although assigning the fault of this eventuality to the drug as a conclusion is far from certain.

If you have issues or concerns about Topamax, consult your health professional; you can also consult http://www.abalawinfo.org/ for legal assistance.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/04/14/topamax-recall-some-lots-of-the-migraine-medicine-recalled-over/

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm251556.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topiramate http://pediatrics.about.com/od/birthdefects/f/medicines.
htmhttp://pediatrics.about.com/od/birthdefects/f/medicines.htm

http://www.topamaxbirthdefectlaw.com/updates/ortho-mcneils-topamax-dosage-recommendations/

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paroxetine side effects

Paroxetine, also known as Paxil (parent company GSK, GlaxoSmithKline), is a somewhat problematic drug in that the FDA  warnings, designed to preserve the safety of a patient, list, in many areas, precisely the problems the drug is intended to alleviate.

In one of the serious ironies of pharmaceuticals that are more frequent than one might imagine, Paroxetine side effects replicates some of the symptoms that the drug, effective for many, is intended to help.

Paroxetine first appeared in 1992 as a product of SmithKline Beecham, aka GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. It is intended to treat depression in its more serious forms: major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic disorder.

In less frequent dosages, and dosages with reduced milligram content, the drug is used for social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder.  Its effectiveness has never been under consideration, since the efficacy of the drug is largely unquestioned by the medical community.

Sexual Dysfunction- Serious Paroxetine Side Effects

However, as the FDA reminds its health providers, there are truly serious Paroxetine side effects to consider, so much so that doctors et al. are required to inform patients fully of the difficulties.

The most prevalent among these is sexual dysfunction, which alarmingly can last months or years beyond the point at which the intake of the drug is suspended and the system cleared.(read about side effects of paxil)   There is also a smaller chance of insomnia, somnolence, constipation and tremors (the least prevalent, suffered by 8% of the patients treated).

Far more problematic are those side effects as the FDA warns patients about, indicating the admittedly rare cases where Paroxetine side effects cause suicidal thoughts or actions (these are most prevalent in children and young adults, beginning within months of the onset of the treatments).

Depression and changes in mood, behavior and actions have been noted by some.  Again, patients have noted the irony of an anti-depressant that depresses them.

More serious still are the more exceptionally rare, but nonetheless FDA documented, side effects such as Serotonin Syndrome (which includes hallucinations, agitation and even possible coma).  As is always possible with any drug, there may be severe allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling and rash.

There have been instances of abnormal bleeding, seizures, and manic episodes.  Many patients experience changes in weight and appetite.

Despite all this, Paxil remains “at large” as a frequently used drug, since it has far more effective uses than it does potentially dangerous side effects.  But it is a drug to keep under careful watch, and the FDA requirements that health providers educate their patients are well considered.

Consult a medical professional if you need further information about Paroxetine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroxetine#Side_effects

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm088676.pdf

http://www.gsk.com/media/paroxetine.htm

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Premarin Side Effects

Premarin, created by its parent company Pfizer, is, according to its own website, a drug for the replacement of female hormones, specifically estrogen.

It is most commonly administered to women who are post-menopausal, and have recently completed a hysterectomy.

The drug combats hot flashes and the burning, over-dry and itchy sensations that manifest themselves in the vaginal area in post-operative recovery. Premarin’s side effects, however, place it in a far less therapeutic category of drug.

It is also used as an adjunctive medication to a treatment regimen to restore hormonal balance, and, when used with progestin (a synthetic form of hormonal contraception), it can complete that restoration, claims Pfizer.

As such, it is useful for the treatment of amenorrhea (the lack of menstruation in women who are not post-menopausal, that is, women still capable of reproduction), as well as endometriosis (an intro-uteral cellular growth on the ovaries).   One is referred to the Pfizer website as well as Wikipedia for more information about these conditions and their treatments.

Premarin Side Effects to Women

Premarin side effects have made it a controversial drug ever since Pfizer introduced it.  1975 studies showed a substantial risk of endometrial cancer in women; the drug has a mandated warning label as a result.

Hormone Replacement Therapy studies indicated that the drug increased the risk of strokes, blood clots and embolisms, heart attacks and even breast cancer.

Because of these severe and life-threatening Premarin side effects, the drug is the subject of litigation, not only from patients and families of victims, but because of the methods by which Premarin’s basic chemical compounds are extracted.

Number trials are on the docket at the moment not only from the participants in the medication’s usage, but also by animal cruelty experts.

Premarin, as its own website will disclose, is extracted from the urine of a female horse, and many animal handlers protest what they see as a cruel treatment of the mares in extracting their urine forcibly.

The company responds, somewhat perfunctorily, that every safeguard is in place for the horses, and the extraction methods must be extensive to keep up with demands.

Between this litigious Scylla and Charybdis, Pfizer finds itself with little wiggle room.   Its sub-branch, Wyeth enterprises, which takes direct responsibility for manufacturing the drug, was confronted with the long term findings of the HRT committee, and could only reply that “over 99 percent of the women took the drug and did not get breast cancer.”

If you would like further information about Premarin and/or any of these other substances, or if you have been involved in a Premarin treatment program and have experienced ill effects personally, you should immediately consult your health professional, and get in touch with a drug lawyer at the American Bar Association, online at http://www.abalawinfo.org/ (read about how to hire a drug injury attorney)

http://www.premarin.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premarin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progestin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenorrhoea#Secondary_amenorrhoea

http://www.pfizer.com/products/rx/rx_product_premarin.jsp

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yaz side effects

Yaz (parent company Bayer), also known as Yasmin, contains the hormonal synthetic known as Drospirenone.

Wikipedia , the FDA and Drugs.com consider it a less than entirely safe contraceptive.

It is a birth control pharmaceutical that hardens the cervical walls and the uterus, thus preventing the traveling of sperm up the canal to impregnate the female.

Ovulation is prevented as well, and the drug is considered remarkably effective in not only birth control but, interestingly enough, acne treatment.

One of the least pleasurable of the Yaz side effects is that it produces secretions in the uterus that are highly absorbent of moisture, similar to the properties of concentrated alcohol, and can create vaginal dryness, as well as the need for lubrication during sexual intercourse.

A great deal of controversy has been generated about some of the other Yaz side effects that manifest themselves in patients who used the drug.

What you should know about Yaz Side Effects?

Yaz side effects include the frightening possibility of thromboembolism (a blockage in the blood stream) that literally manifests itself as a “log jam” in blood vessels, a condition that can lead to coronary occlusion or myocardial infarction (heart attack). (see also imitrex side effects)

Most problematic of the Yaz side effects, according to FDA studies, is the possibility of birth defects; (read about paxil birth defects) as many websites warn (among them Better Health), Yaz should absolutely not be administered to pregnant women.

There already exist numerous litigations in the courts regarding improper, harmful and lethal uses of Yaz in patients whose families are seeking restitution from the drug company Bayer, the aegis of Yaz, for “overstating the approved uses of Yaz” (Wiki). (see also class action drug lawsuits)

Other difficult and painful Yaz side effects include breast pain, menstrual bleeding, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting.

Even more alarming are the potential allergic effects—a reaction to Yaz might carry serious health consequences, including hives, shortness of breath, swelling (mouth or limbs), joint pain, disorientation, chronic itching and vaginal bleeding.  The intensity of these reactions is what causes the FDA to adapt its watchdog policy regarding this contraceptive drug.

This policy of “let’s see where it all goes” is not proving popular with the public at large, and the failure of Bayer to properly research and study the medication before releasing it is regarded as criminal negligence by some researchers.

As mentioned, many patients are suing Bayer; in an interesting adjunct, many researchers have joined these individuals in court fights.

The FDA requires all doctors and similar health professionals to warn patients about Yaz side effects, and educate their patients as much as possible to the potential dangers of the drug.

As a result of this controversy, most health providers no longer regard Yaz as a safe first line agent in contraception.

Most websites that researched Yaz give the caveat that not all the potential symptoms have been observed or yet discovered.

If you are concerned or have questions about Yaz, consult your medical professional.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm211766.htm

http://www.drugs.com/yasmin.html

http://berlex.bayerhealthcare.com/html/products/pi/fhc/Yasmin_PI.pdf?WT.mc_id=www.berlex.com

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Birth_defects_and_drug

http://pharma.bayer.com/scripts/pages/en/news_room/news_room/news_room89.php

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effexor side effects

Effexor is better known as Venlafaxine (Wiki), an antidepressant.

Like many of its kind, it is in the SNRI classification (Serotonin Nonrepinphrine Reuptake Inhibitor), meaning that it acts not only on serontonin (the neurotransmitter affecting the digestive system, and one of several that affect the central nervous system) but also on nonrepinphrine (one of several neurotransmitters affecting the heart).

Marketed by Pfizer, the drug has shown  a number of effectual  uses in treating major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorders.

The price for all this is the same risk that is present in other SNRI classed drugs, according to the FDA, which notes that Effexor side effects include “life-threatening serotonin syndrome” when combined with triptan medications (such as Imitrex Side Effects).

SS consists of such symptoms as a change in mental status (the inducing of a hypertensive or depressive state, resulting in agitation, hallucination or possibly even a coma), autonomic instability (high blood pressure, tachycardia or heart fibrillation, and hyperthermia), lack of coordination and sexual dysfunction (including inability to achieve orgasm and general feeling of anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure in anything). (read about side effects of paxil)

Most Serious Effexor Side Effects

Most serious of this is the tendency toward suicidal tendencies.  This is given as a warning on the label; however, there is a serious research study backing up the warning in this case. A study in Finland tracked 15,000 patients for over 3 years—suicidal tendencies and risk increased 1.6 fold, which is statistically significant.

In addition, other Effexor side effects include, as might be expected with a serontonin imbalance, stomach and digestive difficulties, include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Somnolence, dry mouth, dizziness, insomnia and constipation were also observed in up to 15% of patients studied in double-blind groups with a placebo substituted.

All the side effects thus represent possible threats to both central nervous system and digestive system; these and the Finnish study warrant the FDA’s classification of the symptoms as “life-threatening.”

So far, the reports on Effexor side effects (other than those of suicidal tendencies) have been limited, but the drug is on “watchdog” status, and is viewed with suspicion by some, particularly after the Finland study.

Effexor/Velafaxine, is contraindicated for patients with glaucoma (as the drug increases eye pressure) or hypersensitivity.  There is also, of course, a set of allergic reactions to some of its compounds.

If you would like more information about Effexor side effects, or if you are currently taking Effexor and have concerns about it, we urge you to visit your health professional at the earliest opportunity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin-norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venlafaxine

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm125925.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia

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